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>>> plus, how hard is it to get john boehner on the phone? just ask an obama care representative who was stuck on hold for more than 30 minutes when he was trying to help the speaker sign up. stay with us. ya know, with new fedex one rate you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> welcome back to "the lead." i'm john berman in for jake tapper. in the world lead, some called the deal to curb iran's nuclear program an historic accomplishment. but one of america's closest allies, israel, is not among them. >> what was concluded in geneva last night, is not a historic agreement. it's a historic mistake. >> so why is the israeli prime minister so miffed? the deal demands that iran freeze its nuclear program for six months while negotiators try to hash out a longer term agreement. in return, some $7 billion in sanctions will be temporarily lifted off iran's shoulders
>>> plus, how hard is it to get john boehner on the phone? just ask an obama care representative who was stuck on hold for more than 30 minutes when he was trying to help the speaker sign up. stay with us. ya know, with new fedex one rate you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> welcome back...
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that's held john boehner hostage. it's held paul ryan hostage. now you're seeing the same thing happening with kevin mccarthy where this small group does not like the idea of compromise. they don't want to do it. they also don't even like the structure of how their conference operates. they don't like the leadership structure in the house. that's extremely problematic for anyone. maybe it's kevin mccarthy. maybe it will be someone else. i guarantee you this problem which is that they don't want to be led, is not going to go away, even if someone is able to get to 218 between now and god knows when. it could go on forever. >> it's interesting, jam knee. kevin mccarthy seems to be losing votes during every ballot. >> it is not going in the right direction. it went from 19 to 20. he has not -- it is not going well. look, to abby's point, the chaos caucus, as boehner used to call it, has lived up to its reputation. and a republican source, a member who is not in the freedom caucus told me earlier, i just don't know how he gets there. that's kevin. th
that's held john boehner hostage. it's held paul ryan hostage. now you're seeing the same thing happening with kevin mccarthy where this small group does not like the idea of compromise. they don't want to do it. they also don't even like the structure of how their conference operates. they don't like the leadership structure in the house. that's extremely problematic for anyone. maybe it's kevin mccarthy. maybe it will be someone else. i guarantee you this problem which is that they don't want...
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>> he can't unless he wants to be john boehner, president in name but not authority. they have negotiated. it's simply true. harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >> exactly. just going to say that. it's entirely possible at this point. nothing would be -- we are in such extraordinary times, nothing would be -- >> cats and dogs living together. >>> still ahead, tackling the problem of concussions head on. what did the nfl know about any link between brain rattling hits and head injuries? the reporters behind a new book and documentary join us next. >>> and in pop culture, the government shutdown closed parks and monuments and the final frontier but we will ask a man who helped fix the hubble telescope how the stalemate impacts nasa. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatolog
>> he can't unless he wants to be john boehner, president in name but not authority. they have negotiated. it's simply true. harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >>...
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here is joe johns. >> reporter: this is where john boehner came from, working class cincinnati. he has been in congress since 1990 and now at a pivotal moment in washington and in a bitter battle over obama care. house speaker john boehner has a 48% unfavorable rating which is an all-time high in cnn polling. >> nobody knows what the rules are. >> reporter: andy's cafe, which boehner's family owned, the shutdown was no big deal, though growth and bureaucracy is still an issue. when i asked jim griger, he wouldn't say if he was with boehner and the tea party. >> the government is big and they reduced the size of the government. however you want to take that, you take it that way. >> reporter: in boehner's district, they were more blunt about it. >> when john boehner lived here, he gave the message he was completely for the people, the citizens of the country. since he has been in washington, i don't know. it just seems like some times he goes completely the other direction and sometimes he stays with us. >> reporter: so what makes boehner tick? he comes from a catholic family of
here is joe johns. >> reporter: this is where john boehner came from, working class cincinnati. he has been in congress since 1990 and now at a pivotal moment in washington and in a bitter battle over obama care. house speaker john boehner has a 48% unfavorable rating which is an all-time high in cnn polling. >> nobody knows what the rules are. >> reporter: andy's cafe, which boehner's family owned, the shutdown was no big deal, though growth and bureaucracy is still an issue....
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the question is, too, will john boehner retire after the november elections? he's given no indication he plans to. but eric cantor who was in line to become the next house speaker is no longer in that position. and i've got to tell you what. what happens in the next few months will certainly have a lot of ramifications for the next few years because whoever gets into that position will certainly be able to hold it for many years to come. >> we don't know if eric cantor will hang on to the job for the next seven months. mark preston, great to have you with us this morning. fascinating, fascinating evening. >> thank you. >> all right. six minutes after the hour right now. this is not a drill. that is a chilling warning from the assistant principal moments after a student with a rifle opened fire tuesday at reynolds high school near portland, oregon. two young people did, a teacher was injured and a quiet river community was shattered. let's get more now from sarah sidner. >> the community here is trying to regain its strength. trying to be strong for the family
the question is, too, will john boehner retire after the november elections? he's given no indication he plans to. but eric cantor who was in line to become the next house speaker is no longer in that position. and i've got to tell you what. what happens in the next few months will certainly have a lot of ramifications for the next few years because whoever gets into that position will certainly be able to hold it for many years to come. >> we don't know if eric cantor will hang on to the...
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while house speaker john boehner made another legislative gambit to force hands. who is behind the standstill? it might be a name you haven't heard before. >> reporter: he's been in congress all of eight months. john boehner's been there 22 years but it's mark meadows a former sunday school and restaurant owner. it started with a letter meadows sent to bohner in late august urging the speaker the shutdown. he got 79 house republicans to sign huss letter and boehner had to listen. >> we were cold congressman meadows wasn't available to speak to us. he told cnn.com that his intent was never to shut down the government. but he also made clear in an interview with a local affiliate in his home district just who and what tops his priority list. >> reporter: meadows said stopping obama care is priority number one and the people in his district come first. >> i believe i'm representing the will of the people. the overwhelming majority say that they don't want the bad effects of this law to be placed in their lap. so i'm fightinging on their behalf, and believe that i'm r
while house speaker john boehner made another legislative gambit to force hands. who is behind the standstill? it might be a name you haven't heard before. >> reporter: he's been in congress all of eight months. john boehner's been there 22 years but it's mark meadows a former sunday school and restaurant owner. it started with a letter meadows sent to bohner in late august urging the speaker the shutdown. he got 79 house republicans to sign huss letter and boehner had to listen. >>...
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speaker john boehner sending a letter to the white house warning president obama he may be breaking the law. >>> i'm ali velshi. ignoring the pleas of the gop, new jersey governor chris christie puts speculation to rest once and for all, he will not run for president, we'll tell you why on this "american morning." >>> and welcome to "american morning." it is wednesday, june 15th. i'm christine romans. good morning, you guys. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. >> an awful lot of news. we begin with breaking news, another deep fracture in the relationship between the united states and pakistan. pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five informants who helped the cia locate osama bin laden. among those taken into custody a major who reportedly wrote down license plate numbers of people who visited bin laden's compound and then turned them over to american intelligence officials. res res ressa seya, what are they saying ability these arrests? >> ali, pakistani security officials confirmed to cnn that the isi, pakistan's top spy agencies have arrested several suspected informants
speaker john boehner sending a letter to the white house warning president obama he may be breaking the law. >>> i'm ali velshi. ignoring the pleas of the gop, new jersey governor chris christie puts speculation to rest once and for all, he will not run for president, we'll tell you why on this "american morning." >>> and welcome to "american morning." it is wednesday, june 15th. i'm christine romans. good morning, you guys. >> good morning. >>...
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similar struggles brought down his predecessor, john boehner. >> i think i do it better. not to knock john. but i spend more time with all of our members on a continual basis. because i was a person that wasn't looking for this job, i'm trying to be responsible with the power that comes with this job and make members more empowered. >> reporter: the gop-led house is now faced with major issues. >> you guys are having a difficult time over here passing a budget. can you guarantee in the fall there will be no government shutdown? >> there will be no government shut down. we're actually getting some things done. >> reporter: with many republicans worried about trump or ted cruz as their nominee, ryan has given two high profile speeches and trying to set an agenda that the house gop can campaign on. only stoked speculation that ryan is running to be the gop nominee in cleveland. >> so you're considering a nomination. >> no i'm not. >> let me say it in clear english, no. >> how about clear german? >> nine. >> clear russian? >> niet. >> reporter: but ryan made clear to cnn that
similar struggles brought down his predecessor, john boehner. >> i think i do it better. not to knock john. but i spend more time with all of our members on a continual basis. because i was a person that wasn't looking for this job, i'm trying to be responsible with the power that comes with this job and make members more empowered. >> reporter: the gop-led house is now faced with major issues. >> you guys are having a difficult time over here passing a budget. can you...
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you heard john boehner just now use the word clear a couple times. carol, you heard the same word from mitt romney, presumptive republican nominee. he put out a statement a few minutes ago. part said it's clear that president obama's policies failed to achieve goals and obama economy is crushing america's middle class. how does this play into the election? it's simple. mitt romney says i can do a better job creating jobs than president obama. that's his main story line. >> i get that from mitt romney because he's running against the president. the house speaker, john boehner, he has to still work with the president to get our economy moving. is this really the right time to be campaigning for mitt romney? >> unfortunately right now in an election year with just five months to go, carol, i think that kind of dwarfs everything else. it's casting a shadow over what's going on here in washington. democrats and republicans try to work things out in congress. it's a very bitter climate right now here on capitol hill, carol. >> paul steinhauser live in wash
you heard john boehner just now use the word clear a couple times. carol, you heard the same word from mitt romney, presumptive republican nominee. he put out a statement a few minutes ago. part said it's clear that president obama's policies failed to achieve goals and obama economy is crushing america's middle class. how does this play into the election? it's simple. mitt romney says i can do a better job creating jobs than president obama. that's his main story line. >> i get that from...
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the house speaker john boehner earlier announced the flag atop the u.s. capitol would be lowered, would fly at half-staff and now at the speech the president just gave, the veterans of foreign wars he made a similar announcement of the flag flying at half-staff at the white house and other federal buildings. there was pressure building on the white house to do so i take it? >> absolutely wolf it was a straight sight this morning. you had the flag at full staff at the white house but at the u.s. capitol, house speaker john boehner and the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announced hours ago they were lowering the flags at the u.s. capitol. wolf you know from covering washington for a long time it's an odd site to see the u.s. capitol and the white house out of sync with each other. we know that our capitol hill producer diedre walsh, he says that boehner's office told the white house of their plans to lower the flag at the capitol and the white house was aware of that and they basically instructed us to talk to the white house about what was going on
the house speaker john boehner earlier announced the flag atop the u.s. capitol would be lowered, would fly at half-staff and now at the speech the president just gave, the veterans of foreign wars he made a similar announcement of the flag flying at half-staff at the white house and other federal buildings. there was pressure building on the white house to do so i take it? >> absolutely wolf it was a straight sight this morning. you had the flag at full staff at the white house but at...
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john boehner and president obama digging in their heels. the house speaker insisting no deal will be struck without concessions from the white house, all this while potential disaster looms. in a week and a half america hits the debt ceiling and no one has a plan to solve that crisis here. here is brianna keilar. >> reporter: ten days away from a economic disaster, the white house and the republicans are as far apart as they have been. house republicans continue to demand concessions as president obama still refuses to negotiate on the nation's borrowing limit. the united states is set to default on october 17th in congress didn't raise the debt ceiling. >> i'm telling you that on the 17th, we run out of our ability to borrow and congress is playing with fire. >> reporter: in a rare sunday show interview, house speaker john boehner assisted, backing away from defunding or delaying obama care as an add-on increasing the debt sealing. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation about those things that are driving the deficit and driving the
john boehner and president obama digging in their heels. the house speaker insisting no deal will be struck without concessions from the white house, all this while potential disaster looms. in a week and a half america hits the debt ceiling and no one has a plan to solve that crisis here. here is brianna keilar. >> reporter: ten days away from a economic disaster, the white house and the republicans are as far apart as they have been. house republicans continue to demand concessions as...
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the president called house speaker john boehner and deployed officials such as chief of staff to capitol hill to twist arms of democrats who oppose the trade agenda. josh earnest talked about the effort on thursday. here is what he had to say. >> the fact is everybody from the president on down and members of his team from the white house and economic team are making an aggressive case to members of the congress about why they should support this. >> reporter: the key votes are a test to the president's influence on capitol hill. the key vote could block the president on the trans pacific trade deal he sought for years. one the white house is crucial to keeping the u.s. competitive to china. john and christine. >> the administration says this deal critical for american exporters. penny pritzker says this is important for the middle class. >> for the first time labor agreements are important. by raising labor standards for trading partners we are making the american worker more competitive globally. >> she is making the case because the new labor standards, they will be able to ensure the
the president called house speaker john boehner and deployed officials such as chief of staff to capitol hill to twist arms of democrats who oppose the trade agenda. josh earnest talked about the effort on thursday. here is what he had to say. >> the fact is everybody from the president on down and members of his team from the white house and economic team are making an aggressive case to members of the congress about why they should support this. >> reporter: the key votes are a...
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house speaker john boehner suggesting mr. obama's policy created the very problems he described. >>> another government shutdown looming next month they are trying to hammer out a budget deal now. republicans and democrats are said to be 100 billion apart with that gap narrowing. republican congressman paul ryan and democratic senator patty murray are heading up those talks. >>> the white house in full holiday mode. first lady michelle obama showing off the decorations. 70,000 visitors expected the next two weeks and treated to two life sized replicas of the family's portuguese waterdogs made out of black satin ribbons. have you heard about the latest white house scandal? one of the real first dogs sonny got a little excited yesterday and knocking over that little lovely, adorable 2-year-old girl from alabama. we have photos of the incident. coming up here, this is before the crime in question. we have another picture here showing you, there they are. they look friendly here. >> can we have the other photo? >> there it is! cr
house speaker john boehner suggesting mr. obama's policy created the very problems he described. >>> another government shutdown looming next month they are trying to hammer out a budget deal now. republicans and democrats are said to be 100 billion apart with that gap narrowing. republican congressman paul ryan and democratic senator patty murray are heading up those talks. >>> the white house in full holiday mode. first lady michelle obama showing off the decorations. 70,000...
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the speaker, john boehner, expected to appear at any moment. we will break in as soon as he takes into the floor. his comments about this resignation this morning of the secretary of the veterans affairs administration, eric shinseki. so as soon as that happens, you will see it live. also, cnn following the added anguish over the killings of a half dozen college students a week ago in california. that added anguish is the knowledge that the young killer's mom, and at least one friend, and a mental health expert, saw it coming, tried to prevent it. "it," might be the issue. what did they see coming, what did they know, what do they expect. we know after seeing the demented youtube videos they commented a mental health hot line. the hot line called the sheriff. today, we have the sheriff's version of how that welfare check went down. i want to read the key passage here. deputies found rodger to be shy, timid and polite. when questioned about purported disturbing videos he posted online, rodger told them he was having trouble fitting in socially i
the speaker, john boehner, expected to appear at any moment. we will break in as soon as he takes into the floor. his comments about this resignation this morning of the secretary of the veterans affairs administration, eric shinseki. so as soon as that happens, you will see it live. also, cnn following the added anguish over the killings of a half dozen college students a week ago in california. that added anguish is the knowledge that the young killer's mom, and at least one friend, and a...
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speaker john boehner, suffering from stockholm syndrome. people forcing him into this position, stopping a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, from focusing on legacy items like immigration re form, he can't do that because he's held captive by folks on the far right. they have spooked everybody into thinking they will primary challenge them. that's a disconnect and a growing sense of frustration as people realize the shutdown isn't going ai way soon. >> i was going to pose that question to brianna. predictions on how long the shutdown may last? >> we have heard from folks on both sides. it could last weeks. it's unclear at this point. i don't think it is going away in the next couple of days. the issue is when you are looking at the debt ceiling on october 17 as the shutdown pushes on, all of this gets squished together if they are going to avert budget battles it will be dealing with the shutdown and the debt ceiling in addition to whatever concessions the white house and senate democrats may give to achieve those end s. >
speaker john boehner, suffering from stockholm syndrome. people forcing him into this position, stopping a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, from focusing on legacy items like immigration re form, he can't do that because he's held captive by folks on the far right. they have spooked everybody into thinking they will primary challenge them. that's a disconnect and a growing sense of frustration as people realize the shutdown isn't going ai way soon. >> i was going to...
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. >> you worked with adam kinzinger, john boehner. not reflective of where the republicans are writ large. >> that's jarring to me. i think about the republicans i worked for you as you mentioned, the ones who i talked to on daily basis, part of the reason i'm a conservative and i can't justify that number. to me that doesn't make sense to me. i think it also plays into what's happening right now and why donald trump is seizing on this election lie. it builds into this conspiracy he's been able to convince 7 out of 10 people that he won the election in 2020. >> do those numbers to you say they are more against biden or for trum >> if you're looking objectively people are disappointed in what biden has done it's easy -- >> he shouldn't been there. >> he shouldn't have been there in first place. donald trump doesn't have a plan. never really had a plan as far as we can tell so far his entire campaign right now is simply is vende vendettas. unfortunately he's not only lied to the people who support him but he's also setting up for failur
. >> you worked with adam kinzinger, john boehner. not reflective of where the republicans are writ large. >> that's jarring to me. i think about the republicans i worked for you as you mentioned, the ones who i talked to on daily basis, part of the reason i'm a conservative and i can't justify that number. to me that doesn't make sense to me. i think it also plays into what's happening right now and why donald trump is seizing on this election lie. it builds into this conspiracy...
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>> this hurts john boehner. it depends on who runs. sessions is going to run for majority leader. mccarthy is going to. >> why does this hurt boehner? >> if he doesn't get somebody who he can partner with and help corral the tea party caucus. >> he really depended on cantor for access. >> they absolutely had a similar bionic relationship that made it effective. >> let me offer you one person that it hurts. eric spent $5 million. this hurts people believe money is a corrosive effect. it dictates our outcomes. it clearly does not. >> cantor was the no guy in the obama discussions. who is going be that person? >> you have now a tea party caucus who is emboldened. frankly you will be hearing a lot more no. there will be a lot more comedic rips. >> what do you think brat's greatest challenge is from here on in? >> his greatest challenge is to represent his own constituents. if you listen to anything dave brat said, that is the message. i am here to respond to the constituents in this district in virginia and i will be accountable to them. it's not to rise in leadership. it's to spend a
>> this hurts john boehner. it depends on who runs. sessions is going to run for majority leader. mccarthy is going to. >> why does this hurt boehner? >> if he doesn't get somebody who he can partner with and help corral the tea party caucus. >> he really depended on cantor for access. >> they absolutely had a similar bionic relationship that made it effective. >> let me offer you one person that it hurts. eric spent $5 million. this hurts people believe...
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. >> in a statement, the house speaker john boehner says the president is making the same argument that republicans have been making for a year, that the forced cuts are the wrong way to cut spending. boehner goes on to say, and i'm quoting now, that's why the house has twice passed legislation to replace it with commonsense cuts and reforms that won't threaten public safety, national security or the economy. -- or our economy. but once again the president offered no credible plan that can pass congress -- only more calls for higher taxes. mitch mcconnell had this to say in a statement after the president's speech. quote, today's event at the white house proves once again that more than three months after the november election, president obama still prefers campaign events to commonsense, bipartisan action. if anyone is waiting for any last-minute deals, they better not hold their breath waiting for them to come from mitch mcconnell. here's what he said to reporters a week ago. >> it's pretty clear to me that the sequester is going to go into effect. read my lips. i'm not interested in
. >> in a statement, the house speaker john boehner says the president is making the same argument that republicans have been making for a year, that the forced cuts are the wrong way to cut spending. boehner goes on to say, and i'm quoting now, that's why the house has twice passed legislation to replace it with commonsense cuts and reforms that won't threaten public safety, national security or the economy. -- or our economy. but once again the president offered no credible plan that...
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that's john boehner. the once and future fully insuranced speaker of the house. last week he tweeted about his experience trying to sign up. #train wreck. he said it took a few hours, a few failed log ins and called to the help desk. what he didn't realize is that somewhere in the middle of his for the cameras exercise in futility, someone from the d.c. health exchange returned his call to help sign him up. but they put him on hold. for 35 minutes. after half an hour of hold music help gave up. so now, the top republican in the land has health insurance from the law he has fought so hard. >> the law is a train wreck. there is no way to fix this mon trosty. >> reporter: there's good and bad news for speaker. bad news, when he unrolled his notes, he realized his premiums are going up. from $433 per month, it's now $449. and that's just for him. mrs. boehner is going on medicare. the good news, it could be worse. his new premiums include a $426 discount that members of congress and staff are getting on their health insurance under obama care. he's accepting that sub
that's john boehner. the once and future fully insuranced speaker of the house. last week he tweeted about his experience trying to sign up. #train wreck. he said it took a few hours, a few failed log ins and called to the help desk. what he didn't realize is that somewhere in the middle of his for the cameras exercise in futility, someone from the d.c. health exchange returned his call to help sign him up. but they put him on hold. for 35 minutes. after half an hour of hold music help gave up....
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house speaker john boehner and governor kasich says it disrespects president mckinley. trump says when he becomes president, he will change the name of mckinley to denali, he will make that switch back. he says this is a great insult to ohio. trump is just upset that he did not change it to mt. trump. >> many tall peaks in manhattan. >>> just three votes short. 31 senators favor the agreement. 13 democrats still undecided. later today, we will find out how two swing votes play out. they are set to announce their positions on that deal. congress votes on the measure september 17th. >>> the united nations release satellite imaging confirming the temperatu temple of bel has been obliterated by isis. >>> ten minutes past the hour on your money. ugly start to september. asian shares down sharply after a disappointing report on chinese manufacturing. european shares down sharply. dow futures down 2%. that is a big move for a morning. yesterday, the dow fell 115 points. plunged more than 1,100 points. the biggest drop since may of 2010. concerns over china, looming interest ra
house speaker john boehner and governor kasich says it disrespects president mckinley. trump says when he becomes president, he will change the name of mckinley to denali, he will make that switch back. he says this is a great insult to ohio. trump is just upset that he did not change it to mt. trump. >> many tall peaks in manhattan. >>> just three votes short. 31 senators favor the agreement. 13 democrats still undecided. later today, we will find out how two swing votes play...
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john boehner is back at it, meeting tonight, trying it once again to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. the question is, will it be any different this time. >> hey anderson, tonight the two men met for 50 minutes the oval office as they struggled it find way out of stalemate. so far, no word of the break through. both aides describe the conversation as frank and we're told that lines of communication remain open. now, that is political speak and i will translate it for you. frank, that generally means that conversation was somewhat tense of lines of communication remains open. that means that the two mens' staff will continue talking and there is no current plan for the two plen, the president and spe speaker boehner, to have a follow-up pleeting. >> after yet and speaker boehner does plan it return home to ohio tomorrow. now that's a challenge because for a deal to come together, because they are running out of time. they are all about out of time to get a deal done before the christmas deadline and next to out of time to get one done before the new year. anderson? >> jessica, thanks
john boehner is back at it, meeting tonight, trying it once again to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. the question is, will it be any different this time. >> hey anderson, tonight the two men met for 50 minutes the oval office as they struggled it find way out of stalemate. so far, no word of the break through. both aides describe the conversation as frank and we're told that lines of communication remain open. now, that is political speak and i will translate it for you. frank, that...
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. >> yeah, no, he has basically spent the past few years, ever since he tried to succeed john boehner and failed because of this group of conservatives who refused to give him the votes for speaker, trying to cultivate the members. he brought in marjorie taylor greene and high level meetings, he's befriended donald trump, he has put his ambitions first before concerns he has about ethical and moral things that trump has done and some of these fringe members on the right, and yet, you know, he's -- they're going to keep putting demands on him. i think one of the big things to watch in the coming days is on this question about this motion to vacate, basically these republicans are trying to get it so that they can try to oust him as speaker, with one person f they get mad at him in the future. and that has been a hard line for him in the past. he has said no way am i going back to something like that, but he's going to have to give away the farm here. >> the chaos, that would be ultimately chaos, but in the senate, there is a parallel drama playing out with a lot of senate republicans,
. >> yeah, no, he has basically spent the past few years, ever since he tried to succeed john boehner and failed because of this group of conservatives who refused to give him the votes for speaker, trying to cultivate the members. he brought in marjorie taylor greene and high level meetings, he's befriended donald trump, he has put his ambitions first before concerns he has about ethical and moral things that trump has done and some of these fringe members on the right, and yet, you...
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boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. here's what he said. >> the bridge behind us just happens to connect the state that's home to the speaker of the house with -- with the home state of the republican leader in the senate. now that's just a coincidence. it's purely accidental that that happened. but part of the reason i came here is because yeah, mr. boehner and mr. mcconnell, they're the two most powerful republicans in government. they can either kill this jobs bill or they can help pass this jobs bill. >> and, remember, the president's first visit following the unveiling of his jobs plan a couple weeks ago was to richmond, virginia, in the home district of eric cantor, the number two house republican. wolf this is a white house, this is president obama being much more aggressive, much more trying to be on the offense than we saw this summer. >> that's what the base wants to see. so what is he planning on doing next week to continue this push? >> reporter: a couple things we know he's doing to promote his jobs plan. o
boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. here's what he said. >> the bridge behind us just happens to connect the state that's home to the speaker of the house with -- with the home state of the republican leader in the senate. now that's just a coincidence. it's purely accidental that that happened. but part of the reason i came here is because yeah, mr. boehner and mr. mcconnell, they're the two most powerful republicans in government. they can either kill this jobs bill or...
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. >> mitt romney, by the way, in ohio today, and that's a big deal as is john boehner endorsing john kasich but, more importantly, urban meyer, the ohio state university football coach and jim tressel, the last football coach endorsed john kasich over the weekend. woody hayes probably did that from up above so that makes the father, son and holy ghost for john kasich. that takes the state right there. >> you say the republican party is going to unite and it's going to be all hunky-dory. >> you took the words out of my mouth. hunky-dory. i swear, he's thinking everything is going to be hunky-dory. but you got to listen to marco rubio. you got a big field to cross before we get to the hunky-dory part. this is marco rubio saying how he got down in the mud on donald trump's level and i think he's not so happy that he did that. listen. >> when i did that for three days, every speech i gave, the networks cut in live because they wanted to hear if i would say it again. as soon as i stopped doing it, they stopping covering it live, for the most part. this is who we've become. the presidency
. >> mitt romney, by the way, in ohio today, and that's a big deal as is john boehner endorsing john kasich but, more importantly, urban meyer, the ohio state university football coach and jim tressel, the last football coach endorsed john kasich over the weekend. woody hayes probably did that from up above so that makes the father, son and holy ghost for john kasich. that takes the state right there. >> you say the republican party is going to unite and it's going to be all...
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john boehner said the president should use this opportunity to the deadline on november 30th, for the vast majority of users. are they being to meet the deadline to meet that goal? >> they said, yes, but they are offering a note of caution. they want it will be working for the vast majority of workers, but as much as the country is focused on traffic on the highways, the obama administration is worried about the flow of people onto the website this weekend. earlier a senior white house official did confirm that the administration met with friendly groups to urge them not to drive to the website. officials say they wanted to see what the demand will be like. at this point they just don't know what it's going to be. they're urging consumers to avoid the peak time. instead they're saying use healthcare.gov in the mornings and in the evenings, on weekend. they're not out of the woods yet. >> thanks very much, jim acosta. we're going to talk more about obama care with our guests, alex castellanos, here with me, and mark lamont hill. >>> how big a problem for the administration and will the
john boehner said the president should use this opportunity to the deadline on november 30th, for the vast majority of users. are they being to meet the deadline to meet that goal? >> they said, yes, but they are offering a note of caution. they want it will be working for the vast majority of workers, but as much as the country is focused on traffic on the highways, the obama administration is worried about the flow of people onto the website this weekend. earlier a senior white house...
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try not to pull a john boehner weep onset. >> on behalf of fans you're welcome for theo. >> red sox nation broke their curse in a presidential election. 2004. which great things happen. >> see ow on-message hillary clinton was? tie it back to the women's vote? >> yeah, masterful. >> and poll massachusetts whether the red sox or john carrey, wasn't a competition? >> teddy roosevelt last time they won. congratulations, chicago. bring up the "washington post" abc poll. candidate on issues. you want to be convinced how evenly divided america is, look at this. issue of corruption, donald trump advantage. on the economy, 47-47 terrorism, 49-45. health hair, 49-48. immigration, 46-48. why the election is relatively close. polarizened and eveningenly divide and these issues. the question i have, the concern, have any of them actually been litigated? winner of this election, able to say the american people want me to do this on health care. american people want this on the economy. >> heck no. >> it's all about character. he's unstable. you can't trust him. she's crooked and corrupt. >> yes. not a
try not to pull a john boehner weep onset. >> on behalf of fans you're welcome for theo. >> red sox nation broke their curse in a presidential election. 2004. which great things happen. >> see ow on-message hillary clinton was? tie it back to the women's vote? >> yeah, masterful. >> and poll massachusetts whether the red sox or john carrey, wasn't a competition? >> teddy roosevelt last time they won. congratulations, chicago. bring up the "washington...
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so house speaker john boehner was dealt hugely -- or what seems to be a hugely embarrassing blow when his own party refused to vote on his plan b proposal. where do republicans go from here? >> right now they are home in their home districts for christmas and will be watching a lot of the action i guess you could almost say from their couches. normally in a situation like this you would want to have the power to shape what something is going to look like. in a way, house republicans still do because ultimately that might, say, have to vote on something the senate takes up. at this point, it's something being worked out between the white house and senate democrats and also it will ultimately have to include senate republicans if it's going to have to pass the senate. but at this point, house republicans have kind of abdicated their power to shape this short-term bill to the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell. and so the thought is, obviously, that they may vote on something that the senate has to take up, but it's something that ultimately has to go through the house and would tak
so house speaker john boehner was dealt hugely -- or what seems to be a hugely embarrassing blow when his own party refused to vote on his plan b proposal. where do republicans go from here? >> right now they are home in their home districts for christmas and will be watching a lot of the action i guess you could almost say from their couches. normally in a situation like this you would want to have the power to shape what something is going to look like. in a way, house republicans still...
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as you mentioned, house speaker john boehner seized on the news and said the president should use this opportunity to delay implementation of the entire law until all the bugs are worked out. >> no republicans lining up to comment, but aside from the latest delay which is a failure to meet a goal, is the white house still confident about this november 30th date? the date they etset to get the healthcare.gov website 80% effective in. >> they said it will be working for what they call, quote, the vast majority of users this weekend. as much of the country is focused on the traffic on the highways, it is safe to say the obama administration is worried about the flow of people onto the site. earlier this week, senior white house official confirmed to me that the administration did meet with ally groups, groups that are friendly to the white house, to urge them not to drive traffic to the site for at least a week. they want to see what the demand is going to be like on healthcare.gov. they're urging them to avoid the peak time, 2:00 p.m., and use healthcare.gov in the mornings. evenings, an
as you mentioned, house speaker john boehner seized on the news and said the president should use this opportunity to delay implementation of the entire law until all the bugs are worked out. >> no republicans lining up to comment, but aside from the latest delay which is a failure to meet a goal, is the white house still confident about this november 30th date? the date they etset to get the healthcare.gov website 80% effective in. >> they said it will be working for what they...
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the john boehner sort of gained credibility within his caucus during that shutdown. he stood up, he didn't bend and he felt like he was using some of the capital now toward pushing things forward. you heard from both sides within the actual congress, not the outside groups, you heard it is time to start pushing forward. we cannot keep having this delay anymore. both sides recognize a stalemate didn't do anyone any good for different reasons. >> i feel like this is christmas come early for me. how do you not love john boehner standing up and saying this has to stop, left and right, we have to find ways to do the work of the people. >> right. >> i know that that will mean there will be waves of hate toward boehner and social media and the blogs that make money off of it but that's what he's supposed to say and do. nancy pelosi, you must embrace the suck. >> quote of the year. >> not going to look great on a kid's t-shirt but yes, you are supposed to. that's compromise. this should be embraced and supported. the idea that what we have to do this deal because it avoids s
the john boehner sort of gained credibility within his caucus during that shutdown. he stood up, he didn't bend and he felt like he was using some of the capital now toward pushing things forward. you heard from both sides within the actual congress, not the outside groups, you heard it is time to start pushing forward. we cannot keep having this delay anymore. both sides recognize a stalemate didn't do anyone any good for different reasons. >> i feel like this is christmas come early for...
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speaker john boehner says the house will not work with the senate to work out the specific immigration plans. republicans in the house are working on several piecemeal bills dealing with immigration enforcement but ain't nothing going to happen this year. >> that's too bad. >>> we are waiting to learn the identities of the former marines killed on wednesday in camp pendleton, california. they are calling it a fatal incident that occurred while marines were clearing a range of unexploded ordnances. an investigation is under way. the incident eight months after a mortar blast killed eight marines during a training exercise in nevada. >>> much of the country the november chill continues this morning. it feels a little bit like christmas. >> yes! >> but you will not hear christmas music here. >> wouldn't you love to hear christmas music this morning? chime in and let us know. my producer refuses to do it. >> how chilly it might be right now, word has it might warm up at the end of the day. indra petersons is here with the forecast. >> i have the long sleeves on. >> i came prepared. >> two
speaker john boehner says the house will not work with the senate to work out the specific immigration plans. republicans in the house are working on several piecemeal bills dealing with immigration enforcement but ain't nothing going to happen this year. >> that's too bad. >>> we are waiting to learn the identities of the former marines killed on wednesday in camp pendleton, california. they are calling it a fatal incident that occurred while marines were clearing a range of...
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but it faces an uphill climb in the house where speaker john boehner and other top republicans oppose it. >>> week four of the murder trial of martin macneill is under way in utah qho is accused of murdering his wife so he could continue an extramarital affair. four inmates who served time with macneill is expected to take the stand and testify the doctor told him he killed his wife but didn't think police would ever be able to prove it. >>> sorry rocket man. it's no so lonely out in space it turns out. they say our mickey way galaxy is crowded with tens of billions earth-like planets or bitting around distant stars much like our sun. the temperatures may be just right to inhabit life. the findings are based on a flow of data provided by a telescope over the last several years. will you tell us more? >> the goldilocks zone. not too hot, not too cold. >> who knows what is going on, right? >>> so the big oprah winfrey auction he is santa barbara polo club pulled in nearly $600,000. the money will go to the openry win free leadership gallery at her schools in south africa. a set of six 1
but it faces an uphill climb in the house where speaker john boehner and other top republicans oppose it. >>> week four of the murder trial of martin macneill is under way in utah qho is accused of murdering his wife so he could continue an extramarital affair. four inmates who served time with macneill is expected to take the stand and testify the doctor told him he killed his wife but didn't think police would ever be able to prove it. >>> sorry rocket man. it's no so lonely...
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>> no surprise that speaker john boehner isn't here tonight. speaker boehner and president obama are still struggling to get along. president obama and john boehner are like a blind date between anderson cooper and rachel maddow. in theory they understand each other's positions, but deep down you know nothing's ever going to happen. >> and then, of course, there's donald trump. donald trump has been saying that he will run for president as a republican which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. donald trump often appears on fox which is ironic because a fox aoften appears on donald trump's said. donald trump said he has a good relationship with blacks. unless the blacks are a family of white people, i would guess these mistaken. >> no one is prouder to put this birth certificate issue to rest than donald. that's because he can get back to the issues that matter like did we fake the moon landing. say what you will about mr. trump, he will change change to the white house. obviously we all know about your credentials and b
>> no surprise that speaker john boehner isn't here tonight. speaker boehner and president obama are still struggling to get along. president obama and john boehner are like a blind date between anderson cooper and rachel maddow. in theory they understand each other's positions, but deep down you know nothing's ever going to happen. >> and then, of course, there's donald trump. donald trump has been saying that he will run for president as a republican which is surprising since i...
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house majority leader john boehner says the nearly $4 trillion proposal is filled with more taxes and spending and debt. the republicans intend to offer a different plan they say will balance the budget. they will offer that plan this spring. >>> breaking overnight. images surfaced of long time cuban leader fidel castro. cuban tv claim these pictures were taken on february 24rd. possibly to fend on rumors of his health is waning. he has rarely been seen in public since handing over power to his brother raul in 2006. >>> happening now, this morning, new silence from the terrorists. there is concern that this man may already be dead. we are live with the latest next. when it comes to medicare, everyone talks about what happens when you turn sixty-five. but, really, it's what you do before that counts. see, medicare doesn't cover everything. only about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is on you. [ male announcer ] consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans it
house majority leader john boehner says the nearly $4 trillion proposal is filled with more taxes and spending and debt. the republicans intend to offer a different plan they say will balance the budget. they will offer that plan this spring. >>> breaking overnight. images surfaced of long time cuban leader fidel castro. cuban tv claim these pictures were taken on february 24rd. possibly to fend on rumors of his health is waning. he has rarely been seen in public since handing over...
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. >>> looks like house speaker john boehner is putting more on the table to avoid that fiscal cliff. a source close to the talks tells cnn boehner is offering to raise the debt ceiling. something republicans oppose. he's also proposing higher taxes for those who make $1 million a year or more. president pushing for higher taxes for those making $250,000 a year. >>> in money news, some 6 million credit card holders will get a welcome gift, a refund. discover american express and capital one giving back $435 million as ordered by the government as part of a crackdown on deceptive practices. the refund should be out by the end of march. >>> in the weather, parts of the pacific northwest are getting hit by the worst storm in six years. you're looking at mt. rainier. a tow truck driver was killed on sunday when he was run over by another car in near whiteout conditions. this storm could drop three feet of snow on the area. >>> back to newtown now. the big question, what's next for the students at sandy hook elementary? when will they be returning tos c classes? can you imagine sorting thr
. >>> looks like house speaker john boehner is putting more on the table to avoid that fiscal cliff. a source close to the talks tells cnn boehner is offering to raise the debt ceiling. something republicans oppose. he's also proposing higher taxes for those who make $1 million a year or more. president pushing for higher taxes for those making $250,000 a year. >>> in money news, some 6 million credit card holders will get a welcome gift, a refund. discover american express...
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boehner and majority leader harry reid who struck a deal to avert a government shutdown this committee was picked by leadership officials, boehner, reid and others, so fluid it is changing by the hour there is an outside so the schott they get a deal f they don't get a deal there are automatic cuts that get triggered, including cut us to the pentagon. republicans don't want that lot of democrats, you talk to liberals on capitol hill, they are fine if those cuts are triggered. so, there's some incentive from the left not to get a deal. but this is going to go down to the wire, there is no doubt about it. >> i want to ask you more about the trigger mechanisms, first, i want to show the numbers again, it is important for us to wrap our heads around what they are handling. right now, with spending about a fifth, a fifth of the federal budget on health care programs, take a look at the graphic and follow me, this is the beige slice of the pie, and just as much on defense in orange, a slice of the pie that would take a hit, you mentioned defense, the super committee if they do nothing, those
boehner and majority leader harry reid who struck a deal to avert a government shutdown this committee was picked by leadership officials, boehner, reid and others, so fluid it is changing by the hour there is an outside so the schott they get a deal f they don't get a deal there are automatic cuts that get triggered, including cut us to the pentagon. republicans don't want that lot of democrats, you talk to liberals on capitol hill, they are fine if those cuts are triggered. so, there's some...
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he'll be introduced by house speaker john boehner. after which he will then hear remarks from cassie mcmorris rogers, chair of the house republican conference. and then president obama will speak. >> and we're also hearing another interesting story that's coming out of washington that former president bill clinton actually inspired the man who filmed mitt romney's infamous 47% comment. here's a quick clip for anyone who may not remember it. >> there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent on government, who believe they are victims, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, housing. >> so, jake, i think a lot of folks would agree with romney said that those 47 remarks did real damage to his campaign. his words real damage to my campaign. but does he regret the point that he was making? >> well, mitt romney has said that those comments don't reflect his thinking, but the truth is if you listen to romney's remarks post-election, both his comments on a conference call and days immediately after the election and also
he'll be introduced by house speaker john boehner. after which he will then hear remarks from cassie mcmorris rogers, chair of the house republican conference. and then president obama will speak. >> and we're also hearing another interesting story that's coming out of washington that former president bill clinton actually inspired the man who filmed mitt romney's infamous 47% comment. here's a quick clip for anyone who may not remember it. >> there are 47% who are with him, who are...
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in this exclusive interview with cnn, john boehner of ohio says he believes that his state could just swing red. >> polls don't win the elections, voters do. i've been around ohio. i've done this trip around ohio for a lot of presidential races in the past. and i think ohioans vote with their wallets. that's why i think romney will win on tuesday. >> we're blanketing the battle grounds with our cnn reporters. john berman, of course, following that for us this morning. >> good morning. first up is florida. swing state considered a must win particularly for mitt romney. the most recent polling there has been mixed with some showing a romney lead. some polls showing the president's on top. we're going to turn to cnn's john zor he willa who joins us live from plantation, florida. what's the latest? >> john, you know, it is florida. you know it is going to be very close. in that cnn/orc poll, it shows governor romney at 50% and the president at 49%. it can't get much closer than that. now the president did come to florida yesterday. he was down here in south florida making one more swing t
in this exclusive interview with cnn, john boehner of ohio says he believes that his state could just swing red. >> polls don't win the elections, voters do. i've been around ohio. i've done this trip around ohio for a lot of presidential races in the past. and i think ohioans vote with their wallets. that's why i think romney will win on tuesday. >> we're blanketing the battle grounds with our cnn reporters. john berman, of course, following that for us this morning. >> good...
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john boehner said he's getting closer to this idea that shinseki should step down, but he's not there yet. that's the point i would make, that of course we expect eric shinseki when he meets with the president in the next hour is going to make these very same points, that they have tried to address certain problems and they can move forward by addressing this one. >> erin, athena, drew, stand by. here is eric shinseki just moments ago. >> let me address the elephant in the room today. you all have been very generous and polite. after and's release of an interim inspector general report, we now know that va has a systemic, totally unacceptable lack of integrity within some of our veterans health facilities. that breach of trust involved the tracking of patient wait times for appointments. our initial findings of our on going internal review of other large va health care facilities also show that to be true. that breach of integrity is irresponsible. it is indefensible and unacceptable to me. i said when this situation began weeks to months ago that i thought the problem was limited and
john boehner said he's getting closer to this idea that shinseki should step down, but he's not there yet. that's the point i would make, that of course we expect eric shinseki when he meets with the president in the next hour is going to make these very same points, that they have tried to address certain problems and they can move forward by addressing this one. >> erin, athena, drew, stand by. here is eric shinseki just moments ago. >> let me address the elephant in the room...
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there's a tweet from john boehner. just in the last hour, he says this shows -- let me read exactly. he said "the cbo report confirms the devastating impact of the president's health care law on jobs." so you can expect republicans to run with this. the white house is saying hey, it's not number of jobs. it's number of people. who knows how voters are going to take that. but republicans think that this shows obamacare is not good for the economy. >> we will have much more on this throughout the next two hours. lisa desjardins for us in washington. thank you very much. >>> just ahead here of the winter olympics in sochi, russia, keep in mind opening ceremony is this friday. word of a new threat against a couple of austrian athletes. a spokesperson for the austrian olympic committee tells cnn this committee received a letter threatening two female members of that country's olympic team. he says the letter was written in german, but he did not identify those two team members. opening ceremony is friday. islamist militants
there's a tweet from john boehner. just in the last hour, he says this shows -- let me read exactly. he said "the cbo report confirms the devastating impact of the president's health care law on jobs." so you can expect republicans to run with this. the white house is saying hey, it's not number of jobs. it's number of people. who knows how voters are going to take that. but republicans think that this shows obamacare is not good for the economy. >> we will have much more on...
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. >> i would do a debt ceiling for six weeks so the president would negotiate with john boehner and keep the fight on the continued resolution and obama care. >> reporter:? buffs with local news stations, president obama was asked to explain his own vote against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. >> i voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because i had some concerns about what president bush was do. >> reporter: specifically, the bush tax cuts. and he argued it's okay for certain republicans to protest policies with a no vote, but he said there must be a vote. >> there should never be a proposition where the speaker of the house is not willing to put those votes to the floor right now. >> reporter: congress isn't faring well in this budget fight. a new gallup shows republicans with a 28% favorable rate, down ten points since last month, the lowest for any party since 1992. democrats slid four points to 43%. brianna keilar, cnn, washington. >> seven days to go before the u.s. hits that debt ceiling. jack lew is headed to capitol hill this morning and testify before the senate f
. >> i would do a debt ceiling for six weeks so the president would negotiate with john boehner and keep the fight on the continued resolution and obama care. >> reporter:? buffs with local news stations, president obama was asked to explain his own vote against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. >> i voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because i had some concerns about what president bush was do. >> reporter: specifically, the bush tax cuts. and he argued...
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john ba john boehner feels confident about tomorrow's outcome. >> i feel confident about winning the numbers we have. winning 65 seats from the democrats in the 201 cycle and all the experts talking about how many seats we're going to lose, 5, 10, 15, i never bought into the idea we had to lose any seats. as i have been in all these districts, over the last 45 days, our candidates our members are doing well. i'm pretty optimistic about maintaining the numbers that we have. >> so how would a shift in power in the u.s. senate impact the next four years? cnn's tom foreman takes us to the virtual senate. tom? >> brooke, all eyes are going to be on the u.s. senate to see how the balance of power works out because that will really determine what gets done in washington over the next four years. let me take the camera up high here in our virtual u.s. senate and tell you 47 seats in red held by the republicans. you see that little strip of blue in the back there, that's the democratic advantage. the democrats are controlling 53 seats here, if you include the independents who caucus with them
john ba john boehner feels confident about tomorrow's outcome. >> i feel confident about winning the numbers we have. winning 65 seats from the democrats in the 201 cycle and all the experts talking about how many seats we're going to lose, 5, 10, 15, i never bought into the idea we had to lose any seats. as i have been in all these districts, over the last 45 days, our candidates our members are doing well. i'm pretty optimistic about maintaining the numbers that we have. >> so how...
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this is what i say to john boehner, whatever. my other hand to crystal, whatever. the problem we have here is that you have republicans and democrats who do not like the fact when they lose the white house. we saw under president george w. bush where democrats will block appointments -- excuse me, crystal, no need to laugh -- where democrats block appointees because they wouldn't give an up or down vote. what would happen, randi? republicans would get all upset. confirm our nominees. now a democrat is in the white house, republicans do the same. when you have people put forth by a president, waiting 9 months, 12 months, a year -- >> harry reid did the same thing -- >> crystal, allow me to finish. >> crystal, let him finish. >> i just said democrats do it as well! this is the problem, randi. if you win, you should be able to get your appointees. vote them up or down but these are the games and democrats and republicans play. the president said, fine, constitution says i can make a recess appointment. i'm going to make it. >> the senate was in session sew actually vi
this is what i say to john boehner, whatever. my other hand to crystal, whatever. the problem we have here is that you have republicans and democrats who do not like the fact when they lose the white house. we saw under president george w. bush where democrats will block appointments -- excuse me, crystal, no need to laugh -- where democrats block appointees because they wouldn't give an up or down vote. what would happen, randi? republicans would get all upset. confirm our nominees. now a...